Scholar&#39;s companion.



PATENTED AUG. 25, 1903.-

. M. E. DINSMORE.

- SGHOLARS COMP-ANION.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1903.

'NO MODEL.

UNITED p STATES Tatented August 25, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

SCHOLARS COMPANION.

5PEG1FICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,088, dated August25,1903. I

Application filed February 21, 1903. Serial No. 144,506- (No model-l Tall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY ELIZABETH Dms- MORE,,2. citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Waynesburg, in the county of Greene and State ofPennsylvania, have inventeda new and useful Scholars Companion,of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles for the supplies and implementsemployed by pupils in schools and attachable to a'schooldesk, and has'for its object toprovide a means for supporting the articles in aconvenient and easily-accessible position, while at the same time notinterfering with the usual purposes of the desk; and the inventionconsists in a receptacle of the character described attached to the endof the desk between the seat carried at the front thereof and the rearof the desk and below its top and conforming in outline with thedesk-supports.

The inveutionfurther consists in certain other novel features of theconstruction, as

hereinafter shown anddescribed, and specified in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the inven-- tion, in which correspondingparts are denoted by like designating characters, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a school-desk with the improved receptacle attachedthereto.- Fig. 2 is a plan view withthe cover removed." Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional elevation, enlarged, of the device detached fromthe desk; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional elevation, enlarged, ofthe device detached from the desk.

This invention is designed to be attached to the end supports of ashool-desk between the seat supported at the front thereof and the rearside'and below the top, so it will not interfere with the usual purposesof the desk and will conform in outline to the frame-' work, as shown inFig. 1, wherein 1O indi; cates thedesk-top; 11, one of the end frames;12, the book-shelf, and 13 the seat movably connected to the front. Thisrepresents the general structure'of such desks; but the improvementembodying the invention herein ,disclosed may be modified to conform tothe changes in outline of the difierent makes of such desks withoutaifecting the principle of the invention, and I reserve the right tosuch modifications as may be necessary to thus adapt it to the differentstyles of desks manufactured. g

The improved receptacle consists of a body portion. 14., having anextension 15' of less with a hingedcover 16, extending over both thebody portion and theextension, as shown. The receptacle will beattached'to the desk, as by a supporting-wire 17,.and preferably withthe coverwhen closed in substantially horizontal alinement with thebook-shelf 12, so that when the coveris open it will not extend abovethe top 10 and interfere with the ordinary uses of the desk. Therear'outer side of the receptacle, preferably the extendspondsubstantially with the supports or end members 11. By this means thereceptacle willso conform to the outlines of thedesk as not to presentan unsightly appearance, but, on the contrary, may be made to addcorrugations to form meausfor holding the articles in position therein.very convenient means for'holding penholders, pencils, andsimilar-shaped articles, and as many of the corrugated grooves'may beThe cover will be hinged, as at20, and foldable back against the end ofthe desk when open.

The interior of the receptacle is divided by transverse partitions intoseparate compartments, and as many of these may be employed as required;but generally the body portion will be divided into two compartedportion 15, will be curved, as shown, andthe extension portion thus,caused to corrematerially to its apperance. Preferably the This makes aemployed as desired and of any desired size and length or of graduatedsizes and lengths.

{depththan the body portion and provided be threaded through suitableapertures in the ments, with the extension constituting a thirdcompartment, thus employing one partition 21 in the body portion and apartition 22 between the body portion and the extension 15. Thepartition 22 will be provided with an aperture or cleft 23 for thereception of a rule or straight-edge, the latter being further supportedby a socket or receptacle 24 connected to the rear Wall of the bodyportion near the opposite end. In the bottom of the central compartmentis arranged a ring 25, adapted to support an ink-bottle, (indicated bydotted lines at 26 in Fig. 4,) and the ring will likewise form a meansfor supporting a drinking-glass. (Indicated by dotted lines 27 in Figs.2 and 3.) Drainage-perforations 28 will be formed in the bottoms of thelarger compartments to provide for the escape of liquids which may bespilled therein. The larger receptacle is designed to support asponge-cup, (indicated by dotted lines 29,) while the relatively shallowreceptacle formed by the extension 15 will hold erasers, pens, penknife,water-colors, and the like. The cover 16 will be provided with anaperture 30 above the sponge-receptacle to permit access thereto Withoutraising the cover.

The device, as before stated, will be preferably connected to thedesk-frame by a wire loop 17, so that it can be readily attached ordetached, but may be supported in any other desired manner, and I do notdesire to be limited to any specific means of attachment.

The receptacle can be formed of any desired size or material, as abovenoted, and may be modified in minor particulars without departing fromthe principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A scholars companion having a cover formed with interior and exteriorgrooves therein to receive and independently support pens, pencils andsimilar articles.

2. A scholars companion having a cover formed with spaced longitudinalgrooves in the interior and exterior thereof and provided with means forretaining articles within said grooves.

3. A receptacle of the class described, having a swinging cover formedwith longitudinal corrugations whereby spaced grooves are formedinteriorly and exteriorly of the cover for the reception of pens,pencils, and the like, and with transverse stops adapted to retain thearticles within the grooves, substantially as described.

4. A receptacle of the class described, having a swinging cover formedwith longitudinal corrugations whereby spaced grooves are formedinteriorly and exteriorly of the cover for the reception of pens,pencils and the like, and with stop-wires threaded through saidcorrugations and forming means for supporting the articles removablywithin said grooves, substantially as described.

5. Areceptacle of the character described, divided interiorly intocompartments and with receptacles intermediately disposed in saidcompartments and drainage-apertures through the bottomof the receptaclebetween the walls of the receptacles and the walls of the compartments,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARY ELIZABETH DINSMORE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS S. KNOX, F. B. DINSMORE.

